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Variation in soil biological characteristics on an elevational gradient in the montane forest of north-west Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2008

Adriana B. Abril  and
Enrique H. Bucher
Adriana B. Abril*
Affiliation:
Microbiología Agrícola, Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. C.C. 509, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina
Enrique H. Bucher
Affiliation:
Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
*
1Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Montane tropical and subtropical rain forests are complex ecosystems, characterized by marked rainfall and temperature gradients with altitude, which in turn control the vegetation altitudinal zones (Hueck 1978). Montane forests are often referred to as cloud forests in recognition of the important influence of a dense and frequent cloud cover that conditions forest structure and functioning (Bautista-Cruz & del Castillo 2005, Holder 2004).

Keywords

altitudinal zonationcarbon cyclingdecompositionN-fixersnutrient cycling
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , July 2008 , pp. 457 - 461
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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